Overlooking how this British blues-rock outfit ever got signed to Stax (as if a soul label would have a clue in terms of how to market the band), the J. Edward Barker cover illustration probably didn't help non-existent sales. Mickey Mouse's deviant brother offering the buyer a tab of LSD soaked cheese ? I've always found the grinning mouse kind of disconcerting.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Grade: **** starSInce this one was released on a known taxscam label (Guinnesss), it shouldn't come as a major surprise that there were no credits for the album artwork. That said, the cartoonish cover looked an awful lot like something R. Crumb might have done. Maybe that's the cover's appeal to my eye.